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Beyonce Tops The Charts: This Time With Ed Sheeran
Post Malone and 21 Sav- age's 8-week reign atop the Hot 100 has ended. Another collaboration is now the #1 song in the country.
Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" duet with Beyoncé climbed to the leading spot on the chart.
This is Bey's first chart- topper since "Single Ladies" in 2008.
The R&B/Pop queen now has six Number Ones as a solo artist.
Sheeran has two #1 singles
Ed Sheehan and Beyonce fi- nally knock Post Malone and 21 Savage off #1 spot.
in his career, following "Shape of You" reaching the pinnacle earlier this year.
Frankie Beverly Turns 71, Still Singing 50 Years Later
Fifty years ago, Frankie Beverly never envisioned that he would still be singing today, let alone be as popular as he and Maze have be- come. His raspy voice belted out chart-popping melodies like “Happy Feelings,” “Southern Girl,” “Joy & Pain,” and of course we can’t forget, “We Are One.”
Born Howard Beverly, the 71-year-old Beverly started out singing gospel music in church as a school- boy in Philadelphia. As time went on he formed and sang with a number of groups.
When he was in his early 20’s, his group at the time, Frankie Beverly & The Butlers, went through a reor- ganization period and formed a new group known as Raw Soul. They caught the atten- tion of a sister-in-law to Mar-
FRANKIE BEVERLY
vin Gaye.
Gaye began featuring them
as an opening act at his shows. It was also Marvin Gaye who convinced Beverly to change the band’s name to Maze.
“The way this is working is just mind boggling in what has happened to me,” he shared when asked about Maze’s longevity. “It’s a good thing too because I was raised to be humbled by my gifts and all.
R&B/Hip Hop: Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN Album Is #1 In 2017; Drake 3-Peats As Top Artist
2017 has been a stellar year for Kendrick Lamar. Kung Fu Kenny closed out '17 with several accolades, and he can now add the honor of DAMN being the #1 album on the year-end Bill- board 200 chart.
Bruno Mars' 24K Magic (#2), The Weeknd's Star- boy (#3), and Drake's More Life (#5) also found their way onto the Top Billboard 200 Albums chart.
In fact, Hip Hop domi- nated the Top 10 with Post Malone's Stoney (#7), Migos' Culture (#8), Hamil- ton: An American Musical (#9), and J. Cole's 4 Your
Kendrick Lamar’s album is #1 in 2017. Drake is the 3 time pick for top R&B/Hip Hop artist.
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Over on the Top Billboard
200 Artists chart, Drake took the top spot. Kendrick
finished in the runners-up position on that tally, Fu- ture made it at #6, and J. Cole touched down at #7.
Timbaland And Jermaine Dupri To Be Honored At Global Spin Awards
Super producer Timba- land and mogul Jermaine Dupri will be honored dur- ing the 6th Annual Global Spin Awards.
A number of top DJs have been nominated across 30 categories this year.
Metro Boomin, DJ Khaled, The Chainsmok- ers, DJ Envy will compete for DJ of the Year, while DJ Snoopadelic, Jermaine Dupri Lil Jon, Questlove, and Swizz Beatz are up for celebrity DJ honors.
“DJs are innovators, con- tinuously changing the in- dustry through their creative sounds and love for music. The Global Spin Awards was created to spotlight the in- dustry and honor these
Timbaland and Jermaine Dupri will be honored at the Spin Awards in February.
artists.” said Shawn Prez, Founder of the Global Spin Awards.
The big event of the night will come when Timbaland receives the “Lifetime Achievement Award” and So
So Def CEO and Jermaine Dupri gets honored with the “Breaking Barriers Award."
This year's award show will take place in Los Angeles, at the Novo Theater on Feb- ruary 15th, 2018.
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